Mixing machine



July 4, 1933. A. HOLMQUIST 1,917,119

I MIXING MACHINE I Filed July 6, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Aiiwf 6 0/41 ia M flmwrih' flllorney A. HOLMQUIS'I MIXING MACHINE July 4, 1933..

Filed July 6, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wherein: t

-; .-.35 1 1 v v t I t v v I 4 M 'Thesupporting "structure 1 includes spaced, parallel, vertical standardsI Z' which rise fromthehor'izontal feet 3 to which said I The present-inyent'ioii relates tofaimixing machine which is intended particularly i for use in treating and'mixinggra'in' andfeed through the medium ofwhi'ch a conventional container, such a milk can, 1nay be remo ably mounted for rotation in a Vertica1-plane'. O. th-er objectsof the invention: are to pro vide a mixing machine of theaforernentione'd character which-will be. simple in construc- "f 15 tion, strong,durable, efficientandjreliablelin use andwhich may be manufacturedfatfllow Y faround thecontainergi); i a t .y p

Thdreferenc'e numeral l l designates aclo-[s- 7 sure for the Container 9, said CldSfurebeing cost.

All ofthe foregoing"and still: further ob-{ jects and advantages'of the invention will be.-

29 come apparent from astudyof the following v specification; taken in connection with the accompanying draw ngs whereln l1ke"char'-' acters of reference designate1;corresponding parts 'througho-ut* -the several Views; and

Figure 1 is View in front elevation, showingia mixlng machlne constructed 1nac- I cordance with the present lIlVGIltlOll;

Referring now to. the drawings in, detail, it will be seenthat,theembodimentof the invention which, has been illustratedQcom-' v prises a supportingstructure which is de's v v sired, thematerial to belmixed may beplaced v in the container 9jafter which said container 9 may be mounted in" position betweentheblocks 8.

, ,ignatedc generally by the reference numerstandardsare fixed. at their lower ends- The "5 supporting a structure 1 further includes,

' braces twhic'h extend between the standards Qand the end portions of'the feet 3 and crossed braces 5 extending between: said standards. W Y F J ournaled inithe upper end portions of the standards 2 of the supporting structure 1 are aligned shafts 6, one of which has fixed thereon an actuating crank7; Fixed on the inner ends of the shafts 6', are elongated I 15359 blocks or headsS of'wood or metal said boltsvlhextending angula rly from the straps: and beinginsertablethrough inclined w openings providedtherefor in the: upper and 1 lower portions of the blocks 8. Winged nuts Figure Qisa viewin sidefelevation thereof;

vertical planethrough the medium of the e ;Amman;nonilroursrlor HoLMQ'UIsr; isoumrmgomq, 9 a

which ware :engageable' longitudinally the si ideswof a container which -may' "be in "'Upperjandilower pairs ofarcuatdmetal- -p v r lic clamping straps l O have threaded bolts} 11 secured, "as .f at 12, on their endv "portionsg i 13 are threaded on the; free end portions offthe 'boltsl1fordrawingthestrapsflOtightlyt detachably secured in pos'ition"through he Q medium of a b ar,15extendingthereacross and projectingfltlierebeyond and tothe-end portions of which arelsecured' hooks l6 which are. v

"connected to handles 17 on th-flCohtainer- Q, liuts "p18 are threaded on the u pperend por 7r j t1ons-of'the hooks 16 and bear on thebarlf) I p for clampingthecove'r 14 in'position. i

[In use, the material tobe mixed or otherwise treated is placed in the container 9, after which theclosu-ielL is secured, in posi The container 9fis then rotated in hand crank 7, aswill -1b,e apparent. If de- .Itis believed that the many adyantagesof' v a mix ngcmachlne constructed in accordance 1" With't'he Present nvention Will.bereadily3:9: H

understood; and although the preferred em-' bodim'ent ofthe inyention'is as illustrated and a "theinyention as claimedQ lvvhatis claimed is s -1. A mixing mach empri sm ai y porting i t p i? f n d; speed 1 1 shafts journaled on the supporting structure, elongated members fixed on the inner end p0rtions of the shafts for rotation therewith, said members having pairs of openings extending transversely through their end portions, upper and lower pairs of arcuat-e straps engageable with the container, bolts on the end portions of the straps insertable through the openings, and nuts threaded on the bolts and engageable with the members for clamping the straps around the container.

2. A mixing machine comprising a supporting structure including a pair of spaced, parallel standards, a shaft journaled in one of the standards, another shaft rotatably and slidably mounted in the other standard in spaced, aligned relation tothe first named In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALBERT HOLMQUIST. 

